Sara"s cell phone rang and took her attention from the gruesome scene.
“You"ll never guess what just happened,” Esmerelda said through the phone.
Sara could barely hear above the excited voices of the others and the backhoe that segregated chunks of concrete off the rubbish pile for the detectives who were sure to appear again. “And I"ve got something to tell—”
“I just can"t believe this,” Esmerelda said. “That young couple brought the pups back.”
Sara quickly switched her focus. “But why?” She walked out into the field to get away from the voices of the others so Esmerelda might not hear what was happening.
“Someone found an ordinance prohibiting pit bulls and rottweilers in that neighborhood in Sacramento. The kids" parents were going to take the dogs to the Humane Society.”
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